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...sister Louise W. Losos ’90.According to family lore, Jonathan Losos begged his parents for a pet reptile after watching a classic “Leave it to Beaver” episode at age 11 or 12—in which the title character obtains an alligator??and would not relent until his parents agreed to meet their family friend, the director of the St. Louis Zoo, to discuss the prospect of housing two caimans in the family basement. Much to his parents’ chagrin, the zoo director thought housing the small crocodiles...

Author: By Laura G. Mirviss, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Class of 1984: Jonathan B. Losos | 6/2/2009 | See Source »

...2005’s rhythmically dour “Alligator.” While their decision not to play older favorites may seem strange, it makes sense given the pattern of The National’s rise to popularity. It took months for “Alligator?? to gain full appreciation (a “grower,” everyone called it), and the fan-base has slowly expanded again since the release of “Boxer...

Author: By Henry M. Cowles, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Before Global Tour, a ‘National’ Welcome | 10/14/2007 | See Source »

...probably signed on sometime in the last few months, and the band’s set-list seemed tailored to their desires. Whereas something from their debut album might’ve gone under-appreciated, songs like “All the Wine” from “Alligator?? were greeted with the ecstatic howls usually reserved for ancient rarities or decade-old classics. When the band eased into the slower “About Today” (thus reaching all the way back to 2004’s “Cherry Tree?...

Author: By Henry M. Cowles, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Before Global Tour, a ‘National’ Welcome | 10/14/2007 | See Source »

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